Copyright © 2013 G-Net Consulting, Inc. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:41:22 EST Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:41:22 EST http://www.guitarists.net/news/ New discussions taking place in the Guitarists.net forums. http://www.guitarists.net/news/ http://www.guitarists.net/images/rss_logo_sm.gif http://www.guitarists.net/news/ New discussions taking place in the Guitarists.net forums. newsp@guitarists.net newsp@guitarists.net newsp@guitarists.net en Guitar 60 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=104727 Posted by clhguitar in Our Music - Bach for four guitars I edited this to show the link. To see how to do it, you can press edit and it will show you the format. You just need to add a title between the 2nd and 3rd [ ]. Very nice job BTW, well done. And welcome to G-Net. Guitar Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:14:17 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=104727 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=104724 Posted by maplebaby in Our Music - So honored to be apart of this project - our first time out covering the Doobie Brothers...we sure appreciate you time to watch and listen! Check us out at www.lexingtonlabband.com & follow us on twitter @lex_lab_band. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPkgGx1lanY Guitar Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:57:01 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=104724 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=5&thread=104723 Posted by Maritimer in Amplifiers - Hey folks!! Long time no see! Been quite busy, the family left back for Canada, my daughter's asthma was horrible down here, and the family didn't like living in Houston (Katy), so I moved them back home, now they're happy, and I'm still here for awhile longer (and I'm happy here! ). Anyhow, I traded in the old Peavey Classic 30 on an Egnater Tweaker (112, 15 watts combo), I love it! It sounds great with the GT10, or with pedals in the front. The Celestion G12h 30 watt speaker makes a big difference I find, but the different voicings are great when going into it clean, no pedals, just the RetroComp (it's not a pedal, its another instrument!!!!). I have no pictures but I have a link form Egnater site. Hope to record a few clips maybe this weekend with it, just needed a change in sound, and this amp grabbed me when at GC. Anyhow, hope the regulars are doing well. I see Louie is still posting killer tunes and "The Master Luthier" (Marty) is still at it! Scotty is still lavishing us with his humour, so there's still a few regulars around, no where near standing room only! Anyhow, we'll catch ya's later, and here's a link to the model I got: http://www.egnateramps.com/EgnaterProducts/Tweaker/Tweaker112/Tweaker112.html Guitar Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:50:54 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=5&thread=104723 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=9&thread=104721 Posted by Blank731 in Technique & Theory - I called this video "the truth about strum patterns" because I get so many questions about them on my youtube channel and wanted an answer that might satisfy everyone. I think this kind of proves my point that the strum pattern usually isn't that big of a deal and there's a really popular one that you can use most of the time (or a slight variation of it maybe). [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hw69CcE7PU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hw69CcE7PU Guitar Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:14:19 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=9&thread=104721 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=18&thread=104552 Posted by brsharer in Miscellaneous Equipment - Im David with Centaflix Music Exchange. Here at Centaflix we have hundreds of new and used pieces, from guitars to p.a. and d.j. equipment. Everything in our inventory comes with a warranty and is inspected by qualified technicians. The people that work here are just as crazy about music as you are and this makes a huge difference in the quality of equipment that we handle. Please take a moment to check out our website centaflixmusicexchange.com, if you mention guitarists.net we will give you 25% off you your total order. Guitar Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:49:53 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=18&thread=104552 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=104347 Posted by Frankaxtell in Our Music - http://frankaxtell.bandcamp.com/track/tornado Guitar Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:35:55 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=104347 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=104344 Posted by JaroGuitarPlayer in Our Music - Hi! Check out my live cover of Petrucci's masterpiece - Glasgow Kiss http://www.youtube.c...h?v=9KUVoICSLDk Guitar Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:15:36 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=104344 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=2&thread=104256 Posted by six string for hire in Electric Guitar - I'm stoked...it's a 2013 Gibson Les Paul traditional in Heritage cherry sunburst with a decent amount of flame. The guy bought it...never played it...never even sent in the warranty card. A steal for $1,380.99 Guitar Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:55:04 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=2&thread=104256 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=2&thread=104242 Posted by six string for hire in Electric Guitar - I picked up a 1986 model 4M Charvel in VG condition today. Those are stacked humbuckers in the neck and middle position. The model 4 has an active mid boost. I kid myself that I will sell a few of my lower end models to balance out the money spent but I know it will probably never happen. The only modification I intend to do is to swap in a real floyd rose with a big brass sustain block. Guitar Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:00:54 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=2&thread=104242 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=40&thread=104188 Posted by Rain85 in DIY - Modify and Maintain Your Guitar - Hi All, I own a Ibanez RG321. Factory setup gauge of strings on it are regular light gauge (.01 to .046). I use Daddario regular light gauge. I would like to switch to a lower guage, ernie ball super slinky (9 - 42). I am not expert on this stuff but would i mess up setup of my guitar if i go ahead with this switch. Any other possible problem i should be aware of? If it would then can i fix/re-setup guitar on my own, especially if i do not have much experience in this area. How complicated a job can it be and should i consider doing it on my own with guidance from more experienced and expert people on this forum. Any advice is really appreciated. Thanks! Guitar Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:26:38 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=40&thread=104188 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=19&thread=104170 Posted by Joe F. in Ask The Pros - Have recently bought a Taylor 414. Its in good condition. Sr#20041215056. Trying to find out what it is worth? Anyone have a clue? Or where I can find out ? Guitar Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:51:44 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=19&thread=104170 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=104071 Posted by JaroGuitarPlayer in Our Music - Hello there! Check out my performance of Steve Vai's Building the Church http://youtu.be/wyBjOONay9U https://www.facebook.com/Jaroguitarplayer Guitar Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:29:58 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=104071 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=9&thread=103927 Posted by maplebaby in Technique & Theory - A break down of how i play this classic...thanks for watching! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxrCs_c1jKU Guitar Fri, 31 May 2013 23:16:01 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=9&thread=103927 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=6&thread=103725 Posted by blankletmusic in Effects Pedals - Do they use the Swichcraft 1/4 inch jacks? I see there's a stereo and a mono. My old, broken one seems to have 3 wires soldered to it. I see ther's a stereo jack with what appears to have 3 wires and a mono jack with two. Is anyone knowlegeable on this subject? Guitar Tue, 28 May 2013 14:01:57 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=6&thread=103725 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=2&thread=103713 Posted by TheGuitarTodd in Electric Guitar - ~Does anyone know the difference between paper-in-oil caps and orange drop and ceramic caps and which are the best, if any? Guitar Tue, 28 May 2013 10:29:25 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=2&thread=103713 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=19&thread=103668 Posted by TheGuitarTodd in Ask The Pros - I have an import Oscar Schmidt OE20 Lp copy that I plan on putting new p/u's in and rewiring & would like opinions of guys who understand electronics and good tone. Here's my list of parts~ NECK: DiMarzio DP100 Super Distortion p/u •tone~500K pot w/ .047uF orange drop cap •volume~500K push/pull pot w/.001uF cap(treble bleed) BRIDGE: DiMarzio DP161 Steve's Special p/u •tone~500K pot w/ .022uF orange drop cap •volume~500K push/pull pot w/ .001uF cap(treble bleed) I will wire it all together with a premier braided wire kit w/ a Switchcraft 3-way toggle switch~this is my first time doing this and I have read a lot of reviews and forums to come up with this. I'm looking for suggestions on this setup or advice and things to watch for. I play rock and metal in standard tuning or half-step down. Although I like distortion and reverb, I try not to saturate my tone with distortion and rely on pick attack for heavier sounds. I do not want an overly metal sound. I just want all the notes and chords to ring w/o being muddy and I know I get that from settings but want this install to be perfect or close and do not want to do it again on this guitar. Hoping that after this and new tuning machines that I can move on to the next axe. I put a graphite nut on it so this should be it along with the tuners. Any advice is appreciated! Thanx! Guitar Mon, 27 May 2013 14:51:13 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=19&thread=103668 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=19&thread=103634 Posted by guitarist83605 in Ask The Pros - First of all, let me say that this is an awesome site and I have never felt closer to my guitar than since I started this course. I've been acoustic for many years, through many genres of traditional blues and country styles to name a few, but since I've gone electric and started coming here...oogahh. I'm just doing what you tell me and I can feel my progress daily. I'm even writing again. It's like a re-birth. Okay, enough of that. As my ear is not as good as it used to be (I'm 67 with hearing loss) I can't always hear where the chords are going on the backing tracks and would love to have some kind of template to follow in terms of chords and general theme. I do read music, but I have an ear by which my playing is mostly guided by. Thanks, Neil (laughingbear) Guitar Sun, 26 May 2013 14:49:53 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=19&thread=103634 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=4&thread=103547 Posted by jgreen in Acoustic Guitar - I'm interested in the Jerry Reed nylon string sound. Would stringing my acoustic with nylons be any differant than a classical nylon string guitar? If I buy a new guitar for nylons is a classical preferable? If so, why? Guitar Thu, 23 May 2013 17:49:18 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=4&thread=103547 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=103544 Posted by Julia_343 in Our Music - I was composing and arranging these two pieces. They're orchestral. 24 parts. Granted this is a guitar focused site, but I thought you might be interested. I did them for a community mod for a Mass Effect game. I'd never written anything orchestral before, so I thought i'd give it a shot. The first composition is all mine. The second composition is mine up until it goes into the Mass Effect Theme where it becomes an orchestral arrangement. I used East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra, both Studio One Pro 2, and Cubase 7 for this project. The reception of the music for the community mod has been shall we say it has been stirring. It has been either very well received or it has been not panned but disliked. There has been no luke warm reception, and for that I'm glad. So here it is. I'll post the soundcloud and the Youtube in full. "No One Gets Left Behind" - this is where Commander Shepard has fallen, and a few of the fleet make a desperate attempt at a rescue against impossible odds. http://soundcloud.com/julia-6/no-one-gets-left-behind-51813 "Their Finest Hour" / "Mass Effect Theme" - we are victorious. At the 1:27 mark is where my original work ends, and Sam Hulick's melody begins. The brass arrangement after that point however, is mine http://soundcloud.com/julia-6/their-finest-hour_mass-effect The full soundtrack with the Sound FX (I did these as well - using Heavyocity Evolve, Mutations, Heavyocity Damage, Absynth, and some recorded multiplayer) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYPBouy91E8 Guitar Thu, 23 May 2013 14:42:50 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=103544 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=39&thread=103405 Posted by bs123 in Tone Library - I'm new to the forum and would like help with Billie Joe Armstrong's tone for 1039 smoothed out slappy hours. I like his tone have the boss pedal and a fender Princeton chorus amp. I have the bill Lawrence pickup and a fender starcaster. I need the amp settings, pedal settings, etc. I just really desire his tone, any help would be appreciated. Thanks for your help. Guitar Mon, 20 May 2013 22:08:55 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=39&thread=103405 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=2&thread=103356 Posted by ambroasia in Electric Guitar - at first, i was hesitant about buying a guitar that I have not heard of before, but then i found one on ebay at $275, which I couldn't pass up. Even then I was weary about the quality after I had ordered it, until I got the guitar It is a bit on the heavy side, so playing and rehearsing with it on is a bit much, but other than that, the overall sound isn't that bad at all. I was originally looking for the Epiphone E 1275 doubleneck, but Gibson had discontinued the model and it was getting hard to find one, and people were jacking up the prices on them because they now know the scarcity of the guitar. the neck on the maestro does feel a lot better (to me anyway) then the neck did on the epiphone or the gibson counter part. only time will tell how good the quality of the wood is when it has aged, but hopefully the guitar will become lighter than it is now. it maynot. the quality of the guitar is no where up there as with the Epiphone or the Gibson couunter parts, but for what I had paid for, it is not bad. At first I was thinking of replacingthe neck with the epiphone, but now I see no reason to. I was even thinking of upgrading the pickups, but after playing around with it for a couple of days, i am keeping it all original parts. the only thing about the guitar was that the instruction came in chinese. it would have been nice if they iincluded instructions and specs in multiple for languages. This is definitely not a gibson, but quality wise, not bad at all, and I am satisfied with it. but buyers, fellow guitarists, check it out, before you buy. It feels good to me, but it may not feel right to you. You be the judge. Guitar Sun, 19 May 2013 18:28:21 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=2&thread=103356 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=2&thread=103355 Posted by ambroasia in Electric Guitar - at first, i was hesitant about buying a guitar that I have not heard of before, but then i found one on ebay at $275, which I couldn't pass up. Even then I was weary about the quality after I had ordered it, until I got the guitar It is a bit on the heavy side, so playing and rehearsing with it on is a bit much, but other than that, the overall sound isn't that bad at all. I was originally looking for the Epiphone E 1275 doubleneck, but Gibson had discontinued the model and it was getting hard to find one, and people were jacking up the prices on them because they now know the scarcity of the guitar. the neck on the maestro does feel a lot better (to me anyway) then the neck did on the epiphone or the gibson counter part. only time will tell how good the quality of the wood is when it has aged, but hopefully the guitar will become lighter than it is now. it maynot. the quality of the guitar is no where up there as with the Epiphone or the Gibson couunter parts, but for what I had paid for, it is not bad. At first I was thinking of replacingthe neck with the epiphone, but now I see no reason to. I was even thinking of upgrading the pickups, but after playing around with it for a couple of days, i am keeping it all original parts. the only thing about the guitar was that the instruction came in chinese. it would have been nice if they iincluded instructions and specs in multiple for languages. This is definitely not a gibson, but quality wise, not bad at all, and I am satisfied with it. but buyers, fellow guitarists, check it out, before you buy. It feels good to me, but it may not feel right to you. You be the judge. Guitar Sun, 19 May 2013 18:25:46 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=2&thread=103355 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=103322 Posted by Frankaxtell in Our Music - http://frankaxtell.bandcamp.com/track/interstellar-convergence Guitar Fri, 17 May 2013 08:48:13 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=103322 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=103250 Posted by maplebaby in Our Music - Thanks for listening.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koDikp08bjo Guitar Tue, 14 May 2013 06:55:00 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=103250 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=103194 Posted by lvo57 in Our Music - A George Harrison tune . Beware of Darkness Guitar Fri, 10 May 2013 21:13:04 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=103194 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=40&thread=103170 Posted by hewo in DIY - Modify and Maintain Your Guitar - dressing Guitar Wed, 08 May 2013 19:37:28 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=40&thread=103170 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=6&thread=103138 Posted by smr1986 in Effects Pedals - Ok, so maybe this has been going on and I just never noticed, but lately I seem to be experiencing a slight volume decrease when my guitar is run through my effects chain before I've even activated any of the pedals. The chain includes a volume pedal, tuner, chorus, distortion, delay, temolo, and an rc-30 loop station. I tried running my epiphone jr directly into my amp, a fender superchamp, then I ran through my effects and, like I said, I hadn't even turned on any of the pedals, and I definitely noticed a little bit of a volume decrease. Is this normal and I've just never noticed it? Also, my effects are on my board, yet I run my guitar straight into the volume pedal which is the first pedal in my chain rather than using the "from guitar" input on the board. Guitar Mon, 06 May 2013 21:28:55 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=6&thread=103138 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=103082 Posted by dliverani in Our Music - Here's a 6 voices arrangement of song Toy Warehouse Rescue, a classical composition I wrote back in 1992. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjW1hWBp8Q4 hope you like it! Daniele Guitar Sat, 04 May 2013 04:15:17 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=23&thread=103082 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=9&thread=103053 Posted by maplebaby in Technique & Theory - if you like this tune i hope this will help...thanks for checking it out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDr46a7HVvo Guitar Wed, 01 May 2013 10:44:22 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=9&thread=103053 http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=40&thread=103036 Posted by twall in DIY - Modify and Maintain Your Guitar - Hi everyone. I need some advice from you. I have an Ibanez RG350MDX, and I love the sound of the pickup in the bridge position. It really gets the pinch harmonics my other guitars miss. However, I hate the "Floyd Rose" in it. I rarely use a trem. I recently picked up a cheap hardtail Kramer Striker 211, and that suits me a lot better. It's nice except for one thing: the bridge pickup sucks. I was going to swap it out with the Infinity 4 from the RG, but the adjustment screws are odd, and it won't work without modifying the trim bezel on the Kramer. Does anyone know of a passive pickup that sounds like the Infinity 4? I write songs that sound similar to 80's hair metal, Van Halen and White Lion. I don't think I need anything with a bunch of low end, or a "scooped" sound. Just something that works well with pinch harmonics. Thanks in advance. Guitar Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:03:20 EST http://www.guitarists.net/forum/view_bb.php?forum=40&thread=103036